What types of video chats are there?
Thu Jul 31, 2025 from 07:00 AM to 08:00 AM
Timezone : Europe/Paris
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What types of video chats are there?
Video chats as a means of communication have come a long way. From simple entertainment, they have grown into a powerful tool for business. With their help, you can communicate with people from almost anywhere in the world. And if necessary, unite in large group chats with more than 10 participants. And of course, the ability to anonymously meet a person online is also still there.
Let's see what chat formats exist today, what tasks they are used for, and why they are so popular in the 21st century. It will be interesting!
Types of online video chats
The only major difference between the chats we'll look at next is the way they connect and communicate. And yet, they're used for completely different purposes by very different people.
- Anonymous video chats. Being one of the first services of Luckycrush, they continue to stand apart. Chat roulettes allow you to connect to a random user online and communicate with them on a variety of topics. Each time, the system gives you a new interlocutor. You do not know who it is, what their name is and where they are from. In 2008-2010, this communication format was extremely popular and allowed you to find new acquaintances all over the world. Among the most famous anonymous chat roulettes, we can highlight Omegle, Camsurf, Chatroulette, Chatspins, Chatrandom and others. And although their popularity has declined in recent years, tens of thousands of people around the world continue to use them.
- Group calling and video conferencing services. With the development of the Internet, the number of such services has increased significantly. They are popular not only among ordinary users, but also among the largest companies. The latter have the opportunity to hold conferences in which people from different cities, countries and even continents participate. There is no longer a need to cross thousands of kilometers to discuss company affairs with partners. And if we talk about online interviews, they have long become the norm. For example, at Google, this format of communication with a candidate for a position in the company is a common practice.
One of the "old-timers" in this segment was Skype. Although in recent years it has been losing ground and is inferior to its analogues in many features. The following services are gaining popularity: Zoom, Proficonf, Google Hangouts, Appear.in, Uberconference, ooVoo.
- Applications with video calling function. If the usual voice conversations or correspondence do not suit you, you can communicate with friends and relatives via video communication. As a rule, you can only contact the person whose contact you have. Actually, this is the key difference between such applications and anonymous video chats.
Previously, the real monopolist was the already mentioned Skype. But now it is inferior in many ways to newer applications and services: Viber, WhatsApp, Discord, Google Hangouts, WeChat, Facebook Messenger, Google Duo. But even here, everything is not so clear. For example, Discord is popular primarily among gamers, and WeChat is an application whose potential is 100% revealed only in China.
- Web chats for adults. Quite a specific, but very popular format. Especially among men. In the vast majority of cases, communication here is paid - webcam models receive money for broadcasting. Chats can be both public and personal.
There are also more original formats of video communication. For example, Instagram recently added a joint broadcast (live broadcast) function. That is, the user opens the application, starts a live broadcast and connects another Instagram user. The screen is divided in half, two "presenters" communicate with each other, and viewers watch them and can comment. The format quickly became popular among bloggers, and then ordinary users joined it.
Drop in/drop out video chats are worth mentioning separately. Here, chat participants and administrators can manually add or remove other users. This is relevant in the business segment, where participants are constantly added and excluded during one long dialogue.
Perhaps the most unusual video chat is For Play
We have put this service in a separate section for a simple reason - it is difficult to classify it as a regular online chat. It is fundamentally different from all of the listed ones and offers users a completely different communication experience.
Firstly, this application is aimed at a narrow category of people: bisexuals, polysexuals and polyamorous. Secondly, the principle of operation itself can be called unique. As soon as the user connects to the service, his image from the front camera of the smartphone or webcam appears inside the "liquid ball". It is distorted as in a crooked mirror - it is simply impossible to recognize the person.
The same balls "float" on the virtual field, which you can "swim up to", touch, stretch, and so on. And if two users are interested in each other, they can go to a separate chat window, where they will get to know each other, talk, and see unblurred images. This is definitely a unique project, although not the most popular.
High-quality video communication from anywhere in the world
Just 10 years ago, webcam chats were a rare occurrence. Only in the most developed countries, where high-speed 3G networks were emerging, did positive changes begin to occur. And when 3G and 4G coverage reached even the most remote corners of the planet and became commonplace, video communication became popular. The data transfer speed is enough to clearly see and hear the other person directly from your smartphone. At the same time, you can be in a park, in a car, on the subway, etc.
We are currently experiencing a transition to 5G networks, in which the data transfer rate reaches 10 Gbit/sec. Even 10-20 years ago, such figures would have seemed fantastic. But today it is a reality. Moreover, it is quite accessible to the average Internet user. Given the progress, video communication in all possible formats will become even more in demand.
Date
Thu Jul 31, 2025 from 07:00 AM to 08:00 AM
Timezone : Europe/Paris